Wind Turbine with Movable Generator

摘要

An electrical generator 46 is driven by a circular rim 30 of a wind turbine 10 in response to atmospheric wind. The generator and its driving wheel 50 are supported on a tiltable platform 60 that is movable on a guide track 56 by linear actuator 66 in response to electronic sensors 76, 77. The bellows 74 biases the tiltable platform upwardly to maintain the generator driving wheel 50 in contact with the circular rim of the turbine wheel.

主权项

1. A wind turbine for generating electricity comprising:
a turbine wheel support, a turbine wheel rotatably mounted on said turbine wheel support, said turbine wheel including a laterally extending central axis of rotation, a circular rim concentric with and rotatable about said central axis of rotation, and sail wings extending radially from said central axis of rotation, an electrical generator assembly mounted for driven relationship with said circular rim of said turbine wheel and for generating electricity in response to the rotation of said turbine wheel, said electrical generator assembly including a generator and a driving wheel rotatably connected to said generator for rotatably engaging the circular rim of the turbine wheel for generating electricity, a movable support for supporting said driving wheel, said movable support including means for moving said driving wheel radially with respect to said turbine wheel toward rotatable engagement with the circular rim of said turbine wheel, and means for moving said driving wheel axially with respect to said turbine wheel into alignment with the circular rim of said turbine wheel.